Alder Community High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Apr 16 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Unique reference
- 134283
- Address
- Mottram Old Road, Gee Cross, SK14 5NJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 924 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.4%
- Girls
- 53.6%
- First language not English
- 9.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.8%
- Persistent absence
- 27.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.6%
White British 79.2%
Bangladeshi 9.3%
Mixed 5.7%
Unclassified 1.8%
African 1.3%
Other White 0.6%
Indian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 24%
Local authority average 35%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.5
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.93
Local authority average 3.8
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 3 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 9 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 38 |
| Biology | GCSE | 50 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 73 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 50 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| English Language | GCSE | 176 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 176 |
| Geography | GCSE | 52 |
Admissions
Alder Community High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 170
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 213
- 2nd preference
- 105
- 3rd preference
- 51
- From another Local Authority
- 12
Offers
- 1st preference
- 164
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 182 88 94 |
| Year 8 | 178 78 100 |
| Year 9 | 179 78 101 |
| Year 10 | 208 98 110 |
| Year 11 | 177 87 90 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 82.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 38.0% 42.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 2.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 44.0% 36.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 7.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.3% 3.0% |